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product_id: 47905709
title: "– Learning Resources Playfoam Combo 8-Pack, Ages 3+, Sensory Fidget Toy Gift for Kids, Squishy Modelling Compound, Never Dries Out, Supports Fine Motor Skills & Creative Play, Gifts for Kids"
brand: "educational insights"
price: "NZ$77"
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# Never dries out, reusable forever Supports fine motor & sensory skills 8 vibrant classic & sparkle colors – Learning Resources Playfoam Combo 8-Pack, Ages 3+, Sensory Fidget Toy Gift for Kids, Squishy Modelling Compound, Never Dries Out, Supports Fine Motor Skills & Creative Play, Gifts for Kids

**Brand:** educational insights
**Price:** NZ$77
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Squish, Shape, and Spark Creativity — Playfoam That Never Lets You Down!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** – Learning Resources Playfoam Combo 8-Pack, Ages 3+, Sensory Fidget Toy Gift for Kids, Squishy Modelling Compound, Never Dries Out, Supports Fine Motor Skills & Creative Play, Gifts for Kids by educational insights
- **How much does it cost?** NZ$77 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- educational insights enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted educational insights brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Mess-Free Sensory Fun:** Unique bead-textured foam never dries out and won’t stick to hands or surfaces—play anytime, anywhere.
- • **Fine Motor Skill Booster:** Squish, pinch, and shape to develop essential hand-eye coordination and dexterity for growing kids.
- • **Trusted Educational Brand:** From Learning Resources, with 40+ years of crafting quality toys that blend fun with developmental benefits.
- • **Endless Colorful Creativity:** 8 pods in 4 classic + 4 sparkle shades spark imaginative play and artistic expression.
- • **Perfect for Home & Classroom:** Ideal tactile resource for sensory trays, early learning, and creative play settings.

## Overview

Learning Resources Playfoam Combo 8-Pack offers 8 vibrant, bead-textured foam pods (4 classic + 4 sparkle) designed for kids aged 3+. This non-toxic, mess-free sensory toy never dries out, enabling endless squishing and sculpting to boost fine motor skills and creative play. Perfect for home or classroom use, it supports tactile exploration and cognitive development, making it a must-have for imaginative young minds.

## Description

From the manufacturer Playfoam Combo 8-Pack Playfoam is the original squishy, squashy creative play modelling compound from Learning Resources. It has 8 fun, bright shades – 4 classic and 4 sparkle – that help children express their creativity while having lots of fun. Never Dries Out Playfoam is ready for use straight from the packaging and never dries out, so can be used over and over again. Children can have fun playing and expressing their creativity without needing to store Playfoam in its packaging to prevent drying out. Sensory Play Fun The bead-like texture of Playfoam makes it suitable for learning through sensory and tactile play at home or in the classroom. Little fingers and hands will enjoy digging in, squishing, squashing, shaping and having fun. Fine Motor Fun As children grab, roll, pinch, squash and shape Playfoam, they build and practise a range of fine motor skills they need to perform everyday tasks such as holding a pencil to write, fastening a button, tying their shoelaces, and more. Sensory Tray Filler Use Playfoam for a lots of creative play activities at home or in the classroom. Because Playfoam never dries out, and is a tactile play compound, it can be used as a sensory tray filler. Children can keep the colours separate or mix them all together. Playfoam from Learning Resources There are so many ways to play and learn with Playfoam from Learning Resources. Spark children’s imaginations and creativity through sensory play with original Playfoam, Playfoam Pluffle, Playfoam Sand, and more.

Review: Absolutely brilliant product. ........... - Absolutely brilliant product. After watching the Youtube videos we decided to buy this for our little one, along with black plasticine, googly eyes, and plastic eggs with toys inside. Although they are much smaller than we first thought, this didn't stop our little one from thoroughly enjoying this wonderful playfoam, so much so that we've just bought another pack so she can make bigger things with it. As for the stickiness, yes, sure it's a bit sticky, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great fun toy for young children, and curiously, adults as well, :-) What we did when we presented this to our little one was to put the foam around the plastic eggs, put googly eyes on them and some black plasticine in the shape of funny mouths. Just like the YT video that she loves. Watching her face light up was amazing, and she uses the plastic eggs to wrap the playfoam around so she can pretend she is opening the shapes just like they do in the YT video. She also loves making faces with them or other shapes and she spends ages using the playfoam, and I feel that anyone who doesn't 'get' this product is allowing their child to sorely miss out on creativity and improving their child's fine motor controls and hand/eye coordination skills which come in handy for when they are older. After all, what's a little mess compared to the fun a child can have playing with something that encourages creativity and intelligent play?
Review: Superb!! Buy it! - This stuff is incredible! It is completely under rated. Every child under the age of 10 needs this in their lives. My son got this at 2.5 in June 2015 and we have been playing with it ever since. Almost on a daily basis. It is almost mess free, it has survived out of the packaging for 6 months. We use it to play catch indoors rolled into a big ball. We make shapes out of it. It gets fed to dinosaurs (and subsequently pooped out by dinosaurs haha!) It is put in dump trucks and is used to hide trains. It is the best money I have ever spent on a toy product for my child. In terms of sensory play it is a little sticky but squishy and feels lovely, if not a little odd at first. We are getting to that stage now where after 6 months of continual play we could do with some new ones. It is our most played with thing and it is the one thing I recommend over and over again.

## Features

- Warning:Not suitable for children under 36 months
- Warning:Only for domestic use
- Warning:Toy inside. Adult supervision recommended
- SENSORY PLAY: Squishy, bead-textured Playfoam supports tactile exploration and fine motor skill development
- NEVER DRIES OUT: Kids can squish, shape and sculpt again and again – no need to store in packaging
- CREATIVE FUN: Includes 4 classic and 4 sparkly colours for endless imaginative play and fidget fun
- CLASSROOM & HOME USE: Great for sensory trays, early years settings, and creative play at home
- WHAT’S INCLUDED: 8 Playfoam pods – 4 classic (orange, blue, green, purple), 4 sparkle (green, yellow, pink, orange). Ages 3+
- LEARNING IS WHERE WE PLAY: Learning Resources has over 40 years’ experience in making quality educational toys that help children learn through play. Our company is also the home of hand2mind and Educational Insights toys and teaching resources
- Completely mess free
- Playfoam does not dry out!
- Non-toxic for safe play

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B004ALKLR2 |
| Age Range Description | 3 years to 7 years |
| Best Sellers Rank | 6,164 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 67 in Kids' Art Clay & Dough |
| Brand Name | Educational Insights |
| Colour | Multi-color |
| Country Of Origin | China |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 19,417 Reviews |
| Educational Objective | Cognitive and motor development in preschoolers |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00086002019066 |
| Included Components | Includes 8 pods of Playfoam |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 28.4 x 30.5 x 2.5 centimetres |
| Item Type Name | Playfoam Combo 8-Pack: Child-Friendly, Never Dries Out, Sensory, Shaping Fun, Arts & Crafts For Kids, |
| Item Weight | 0.11 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Learning Resources Ltd |
| Manufacturer Part Number | EI-1906 |
| Material Type | Foam |
| Maximum Age Recommendation | 84 |
| Minimum Age Recommendation | 36 |
| Model Number | EI-1906 |
| Number of Players | 1-2 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Power Source | manual winding |
| Set Name | Playfoam Combo |
| Size | 8 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Sub Brand | (-) |
| Subject Character | (-) |
| Supported Battery Types | No battery required |
| Theme | Toy |
| UPC | 086002019066 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Educational Insights
- **Colour:** Multi-color
- **Included components:** Includes 8 pods of Playfoam
- **Item form:** squishy and moldable
- **Item volume:** 3295.57 Cubic Centimetres
- **Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS):** 36
- **Material:** Foam
- **Number of items:** 8
- **Package information:** Tube
- **Special feature:** Does not stick to hands, clothes or carpet

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this just like floam**
A: Hi Amy! Playfoam is a completely mess free creative play resource that is great for sensory play! It doesn't stick to hands, clothes or carpet, just to itself! It is also non-toxic. If you have any other questions let me know! Thanks! Rosie - Learning Resources UK

**Q: Is it big?**
A: Hi Lilith, Our Playfoam Combo 8 Pack contains original and sparkle pods in eight vibrant colours. Each pod of Playfoam measures around 7.5cm, so you will receive a good amount of Playfoam in this set. I hope this helps! If you need anything else let us know! Thanks, Rosie - Learning Resources UK

**Q: Is this CE marked**
A: Hi, I can confirm that our Playfoam Combo - 8 Pack is CE marked. If you require anything else please do let me know. Many Thanks, Rosie - Learning Resources UK

**Q: How much each ball weigh?**
A: Hi, Playfoam weighs very little, for an idea of size each colour is approximately fits into an adults palm.  Thanks Claire

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely brilliant product. ...........
*by D***W on 23 January 2017*

Absolutely brilliant product. After watching the Youtube videos we decided to buy this for our little one, along with black plasticine, googly eyes, and plastic eggs with toys inside. Although they are much smaller than we first thought, this didn't stop our little one from thoroughly enjoying this wonderful playfoam, so much so that we've just bought another pack so she can make bigger things with it. As for the stickiness, yes, sure it's a bit sticky, but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great fun toy for young children, and curiously, adults as well, :-) What we did when we presented this to our little one was to put the foam around the plastic eggs, put googly eyes on them and some black plasticine in the shape of funny mouths. Just like the YT video that she loves. Watching her face light up was amazing, and she uses the plastic eggs to wrap the playfoam around so she can pretend she is opening the shapes just like they do in the YT video. She also loves making faces with them or other shapes and she spends ages using the playfoam, and I feel that anyone who doesn't 'get' this product is allowing their child to sorely miss out on creativity and improving their child's fine motor controls and hand/eye coordination skills which come in handy for when they are older. After all, what's a little mess compared to the fun a child can have playing with something that encourages creativity and intelligent play?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb!! Buy it!
*by C***K on 7 November 2015*

This stuff is incredible! It is completely under rated. Every child under the age of 10 needs this in their lives. My son got this at 2.5 in June 2015 and we have been playing with it ever since. Almost on a daily basis. It is almost mess free, it has survived out of the packaging for 6 months. We use it to play catch indoors rolled into a big ball. We make shapes out of it. It gets fed to dinosaurs (and subsequently pooped out by dinosaurs haha!) It is put in dump trucks and is used to hide trains. It is the best money I have ever spent on a toy product for my child. In terms of sensory play it is a little sticky but squishy and feels lovely, if not a little odd at first. We are getting to that stage now where after 6 months of continual play we could do with some new ones. It is our most played with thing and it is the one thing I recommend over and over again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Squishy fun for all ages
*by P***A on 24 March 2018*

I work with children and all ages from 5 - 16 love these . They have a weird texture , not as soft or malleable as slime but good for sensory experiences and easy to use , and keep clean . I was a bit disappointed as it’s not the easiest to make things from them , you would need several to build a shape and generally the kids don’t even attempt making items as the texture doesn’t lend itself easily to building . So it holds there attention for a short while . They do like to squish and bend it and for that it works well and is mess free . After a while they get a bit harder and I wouldn’t recommend for very young children as it’s like plastic foam balls and they could easily swallow it .

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